The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusHartleton is a borough in Union County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 247 at the 2020 census. The borough, as well as the adjoining township of Hartley, are both named for Colonel Thomas Hartley, American politician and Revolutionary War leader, and local landowner. An alternative name was Hartleyton and later shortened to the present name. The original name was Kester's (akin to Keister today), and named for Peter Kester who was the first tenant of Hartley. Kester's was on the "great Reuben Haines road" from Northumberland through Dry Valley, New Berlin and the Penns Valley Narrows, and the first public road laid out in the area by Northumberland County court. The road fr…
Hartleton was established in 1773. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 283 to 251 (-11%). Half of its homes were built before 1938.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Hartleton yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Hartleton’s history is told.
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Hartleton, decade by decade
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Nothing in Hartleton is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Hartleton has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Millmont Red Bridge in Hartley, 1.5 miles away.
Hartleton and the nearest listed places
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Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.